material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance. Considering these attributes and modes of influence of material nature to be a mere illusion, she (the embodied soul) avoids entangling with them. Because the attributes and modes of influence of material nature are simply not real, it does not accept them.
You should never associate with materialists, those who are dedicated to satisfying their genitals and stomachs. By following them, we fall into the deepest darkness, just like a blind man following another blind man. An intelligent person should reject any bad association and instead resume union with the holy devotees (holy servants of God), whose words cut off excessive attachment from the mind. My faithful devotees fix their minds on Me and are not dependent on anything material. They are still peaceful, endowed with equal vision, and free from possession, false egos, duality and greed. In union with these holy devotees, there is a constant discussion about Me, and those who participate in this singing and listening to My glories are certainly cleansed from all their sins.
Anyone who hears, sings and takes heart these matters concerning Me becomes faithfully dedicated to Me and thus accomplishes my devotional service. What remains to be accomplished for the perfect devotee, who serves Me with love and devotion, I the Supreme Absolute Truth, whose qualities are innumerable and who embody all ecstatic experience?
Just like cold, fear and darkness is eradicated for one who has approached the sacrificial fire, so gloom, fear and ignorance are destroyed for one who is engaged in the service of the devotees of the Lord. Devotees of the Lord, peacefully fixed in absolute knowledge, are the refuge of ultimate life for those who repeatedly rise and fall in the fearful ocean of material life. These devotees are like a strong boat that comes to the aid of those who are about to drown.
Just as food is the life of all creatures, so I am the ultimate refuge for those in distress, and just as religion is the wealth of those who die in this world, so My devotees are the only refuge for those fearing to fall into a miserable condition of life. My faithful devotees grant divine eyes while the sun only allows outward sight, and that only when it rises in the sky. My devotees are our true adorable deities and our true family. They are oneself, and ultimately they are no different from Me.
The harmful acts of the materialist, and the consequences that result from them.
In truth, foolish materialists remain incapable of understanding that they are simply losing their time by striving to produce material goods, since these are all intended